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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1944
Page
3
May saw 225 arrests by policemen with 30 larceny investigations and two recovered cars. Chief William H. Peters cited the Board of Street Commission as reporting last night. Fines reached 273 dollars, with principal arrests for drunks, disorderly conduct, 32, driving 19, and parking violations.
About thirty boys and girls registered yesterday with Benjamin H. Solliday, county farm labor placement supervisor, to work as volunteer berry pickers. Picking starts today as growers face farm labor shortages. Volunteers will be paid by boxes and receive transportation. They will join the Victory Farm Volunteers of the U S Drop Corps, with work records on a back card. Solliday said over 65 registrations exist and more are expected in coming days.
Seventy percent of the state's raspberry output comes from Washington County, underscoring its pivotal role in regional agriculture and market supply. Local growers say the climate and soil conditions here favor high yields, contributing significantly to state totals and pricing dynamics.
Howard Youngblood of the Park er Tire Company Franklin and McPherson streets reported to police the larceny of $25 from the cash register in the garage.
National colors are expected to mark Flag Day in Hagerstown with observances in City Park and general display today. The American Legion urged wide display of the flag as Allied invasion of France drives patriotic observance, and Betsy Ross lore is noted as the flag’s origin.
A circuit court jury yesterday afternoon returned a verdict for the defendant in the damage suit of Dr. Robert P L Conrad against the Bester Long Co seeking $1,000. The case arose from a collision between Dr. Conrad’s car and the defendant’s vehicle.
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